Exactly 860 of the 12,490 forensic nursing professionals employed in Florida, work in Jacksonville. Between 2006 and 2010, in Jacksonville, there has been a 8% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Jacksonville has increased, overall employment in Jacksonville has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Jacksonville has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. Jacksonville forensic nursing professionals made $79,800 per year, on average, in 2010. Forensic nursing professionals in Jacksonville made a yearly average salary of $78,300, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Jacksonville.

Forensic nursing professionals in Jacksonville earn a median salary of $72,685 per year. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $47,145 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 149% higher salaries.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in Jacksonville are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Jacksonville's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of the 7 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city.

There are a total of 8 degree and certificate programs in forensic nursing offered by Jacksonville's forensic nursing schools.

In 2010 approximately 1,009 students completed forensic nursing courses.